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Varshney scores second successive win in All India Chess Masters
Agency: Mumbai, Aug 17 (PTI) International Master Aryan Varshney beat Sunil Vaidya for his second consecutive win in the All India Chess Masters, the second season of the Mumbai FIDE Classical Tournament here on Sunday. Darsh Shetty got the better of Deepak Raina for his second win on the trot while Pasbola Samvid defeated Mohsin Yunus Shaikh to maintain his winning run as well. Om Gada beat Shubh Patel while AFM (arena FIDE master) Prashant Chogle defeated Anil Suchit. view comments First Published: August 17, 2025, 21:15 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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a day ago
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IM Kulkarni starts on winning note in All India Chess Masters
Agency: PTI Mumbai, Aug 16 (PTI) International Master Vikramaditya Kulkarni made a winning start to his campaign at the All India Chess Masters, defeating Riyansh Kadam in the first round of the FIDE Classical Tournament here on Saturday. IM Aaryan Varshney also got off to a good start, scoring a win against Priyansh Sharma to collect the full point. Om Gada put up a creditable performance to overcome higher-ranked ACM Adavya Hemant Ahire. In other matches, Mayuresh Parkar got the better of ACM Vihaan Shah, while Pasbola Samvid defeated ACM Akhil Shah to record a first round victory. Results top 10: Priyansh Mukesh Sharma 0 lost to IM Aaryan Varshney 1. IM Vikramaditya Kulkarni 1 beat Riyansh Kadam 0. Vardaan Agrawal lost to ACM Iyer Arvind 1. Darsh Shetty 1 beat Bang Nitya 0. AFM Salvi Vedant Nayan 0 lost to Kabnurakar Rushikesh 1. Om Gada 1 beat ACM Adavya Hemant Ahire 0. ACM Omysha Anand 0 lost to Apurv Desmukh 1. Parkar Mayuresh 1 beat ACM Vihaan Shah 0. PTI ATK PDS PDS view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
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17-05-2025
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All India Chess Masters: Avani Udipi Pips Mayuresh Parkar To Crown
Avani finished with an identical seven points to second-placed Mayuresh Parkar but was declared the winner based on her superior tiebreaker score. Karnataka's 20-year-old Avani Udipi emerged triumphant in the All India Chess Masters tournament, a FIDE-rated classical chess tournament which ended in Mumbai at the Mumbai Chess Centre, Russian House on Saturday. Avani, who picked up the top prize of Rs 30,000, finished with an identical seven points to Maharashtra's second-placed Mayuresh Parkar in the well-contested tournament. Parkar secured Rs 20,000 for his second place. Avani, whose FIDE rating was 1669 before the start of the event, was declared the winner based on her superior tiebreaker score ahead of the 1757 rating of Mayuresh Parkar. Chief arbiter of the tournament, Ajinkya Pingale, noted that Avani finished with a tie-break score of 36.5 in contrast to Parkar's tie-break score of 32, which was the decisive factor in the Karnataka girl finishing on a high and being named victor. The tournament was contested over eight rounds and witnessed exciting battles with the players giving it their all in the course of the tourney. Acharya's consistency against all her opponents held her in good stead. A notable achievement saw the under-10 contestant Parv H Hakani finish in eighth place with 6.5 points. advetisement That the level of competition was fierce can be gauged by the fact that six contestants wound up with 6.5 points to finish from third to eighth. Earlier on Friday, Yash Kapadi and Darsh Shetty retained their joint lead in the event after their highly anticipated Round 7 encounter ended in a hard-fought draw. Kapadi, playing with the white pieces on the top board, engaged in a tightly contested battle with Shetty that went to the wire. Following the draw, both players continue to lead the tournament standings with 6.5 points each. Results: Eighth and final round: Mayuresh Parkar (ILO 1757) 1 beat 0 Yash Kapadi (ILO 1879); Darsh Shetty (ILO 1833) 0 lost 1 Avani Udipi (ILO 1669); Reyaansh Venkat (ILO 1697) 0.5 drew with 0.5 Om Gada (ILO 1814); Daksh Jagesia (ILO 1882) 0.5 drew with 0.5 Parv Hakani (ILO 1671); Kush Agarwal (ILO 1850) 1 beat 0 Dhruv Muthe (ILO 1674). (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - IANS) Watch CNN-News18 here. News18 Sports brings you the latest updates, live commentary, and highlights from cricket, football, tennis, badmintion, wwe and more. Catch breaking news, live scores, and in-depth coverage. Also Download the News18 App to stay updated! First Published: May 17, 2025, 22:16 IST
